LeBrun: Habs planning on being aggressive in free agency this year

[Anardil]

And I plan on having a threesome with Mila Kunis and Natsuko Tohno this summer. Please don't tell my wife.
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Anyways, back to the topic of this thread. I heard year after year how the Habs were targetting elite UFA X,Y, and Z, only to be turned down, used as a negotiation ploy, not take the GM's call, etc. I've learned to lower my expectations when it comes to my team and upper echelon UFAs.

Shame on TSN's Insiders for an obvious 'clickbait' talking point. Move along, nothing to see here...

 

[TT1]

I think Klingberg/Trocheck are good fits for us. Habs need a new PP QB with Petry leaving, someone who can play top pairing minutes too. Of course getting Gaudreau/Forsberg/Hertl/Lindholm would be amazing.. but probably unlikely

 

[glenbuis]

I also support MTL going all out in FA. might even make them selves good enough to get out of the running for Bedard or Michkov and I think that's something we all can agree would be awesome
except for Habs fans

it would be amazingly stupid . hoard all cap space like yzerman for a couple years . suck for a couple years and enjoy a couple top picks . in approximately 3 years start buying up free agents like yzerman will be this year

 

[strattonius]

And if they don't, it's because things went well.

Either way it's positive, seeing as the team is shit right now. If they continue to be shit they get an extra asset to sell off.

So you either get assets in trade because it goes badly or you keep a player you signed without giving anything up because things go well.

Seems pretty simple to me unless you missed the initial point I was replying to which was that signing free agents is a bad idea for Montreal.

Trying to hammer home the point that we would only trade a free agent if things went poorly is a really bad argument when the team is already doing poorly. You just end up with another piece you can trade for picks or prospects so what's the downside?

Free agency is where GMs grab over priced veterans or past prime players on longer term contracts. If the Habs are taking the free agency route, they're not 'grabbing free assets' - what they've actually done is buy a brand new vehicle off the lot that has depreciated in value as soon as it drove away.

 

[Kimota]

lol I don't see it happening. Doesn't seem to be Hughes' style. Garbage rumours by a journalist.

 

[Oddbob]

I would throw up if I saw Kadri as a hab.

Better get a bucket then!

 

[Oddbob]

And I plan on having a threesome with Mila Kunis and Natsuko Tohno this summer. Please don't tell my wife.
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Anyways, back to the topic of this thread. I heard year after year how the Habs were targetting elite UFA X,Y, and Z, only to be turned down, used as a negotiation ploy, not take the GM's call, etc. I've learned to lower my expectations when it comes to my team and upper echelon UFAs.

Shame on TSN's Insiders for an obvious 'clickbait' talking point. Move along, nothing to see here...

I wish I had read that before I told her, OOOPS!

 

[herzausstein]

Welcome back PK Subban

 

[smirob]

just sign as many 1 year contracts to flip as many as possible at next years TDL and embrace the pain.

 

[Gjman2019]

it would be amazingly stupid . hoard all cap space like yzerman for a couple years . suck for a couple years and enjoy a couple top picks . in approximately 3 years start buying up free agents like yzerman will be this year

Approximately 3 years seems to be around the right timeline.....Gotta hit big at the top of the draft like Colorado and Florida and then build around it and finish it off with a dominant goalie.....Picture the Av's or Panthers with Vasi or a prime Carey Price........Go big or go home i say.....

 

[samsagat]

Been there done that.

Botched rebuild for immediate results is a false good idea.

The only big name UFA I could see signing in MTL, because he mentioned it himself, is Kris Letang.

He won it all in Pittsburgh and if their contract offer isn't good enough, I could see him sign for his hometown team.

He would be a good leader for the young ones and with Chiarot, Petry, Kulak and Wideman probably gone next year they'll have to fill jerseys in D.

 

[Scintillating10]

Gorton had nothing to do with them. Panarin and Fox both wanted to sign with the Rangers. You could have put a chipmunk as GM and they would have still signed.

He trade for Fox. Gorton seems to be good judge on spending his caproom.

 

[Scintillating10]

Its pretty clear based on LeBrun's comments that Gorton and Hughes are going to target high profile players that want to sign in Montreal. Whether they're successful or not is another story.

With MSL as head coach he has chance attracting one top free agent

 

[The Kingslayer]

Kadri grew up a Habs fan. Gaudreau's favourite player was MSL. No shortage of interesting names at this moment.

Yah I think Montreal throws alot of money at Kadri. I think its between Montreal and Ottawa for Kadri personally.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Yah I think Montreal throws alot of money at Kadri. I think its between Montreal and Ottawa for Kadri personally.

Kadri will be the worst move of anyone on Free Agency Frenzy. If he would sign for $6MM/year maybe I’d think about it but career year - by a country mile - in a contract year and 32 when the season starts is red flags all around, not to mention Montreal doesn’t have Makar, Mackinnon, Rantanen, Landeskog etc… to pump his PP numbers

 

[The Kingslayer]

Kadri will be the worst move of anyone on Free Agency Frenzy. If he would sign for $6MM/year maybe I’d think about it but career year - by a country mile - in a contract year and 32 when the season starts is red flags all around

Someone is going to give him alot of money and its probably going to be Montreal

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Someone is going to give him alot of money and its probably going to be Montreal

Yeah I don’t want you to be right but can see them going after him and Letang

 

[samsagat]

Yeah I don’t want you to be right but can see them going after him and Letang

Meh, depending on terms but with UFAs, they're the one with the upper hand so it wouldn't necessarily be short terms contracts (considering the age of the mentioned players).

And I don't see younger UFAs signing in MTL

Personally, I don't get the point of going after big names UFAs considering Habs situation.

Risking putting the team into a bad cap situation long terms for short terms results isn't what teams in Habs position should do.

But hey guess what, that's exactly what they've been doing for almost 30 years (thinking short terms) so why change such a good recipe...

 

[Steve Zissou]

And I plan on having a threesome with Mila Kunis and Natsuko Tohno this summer. Please don't tell my wife.

Could have racked up more points if you would have went with Hitomi Tanaka, but I share the sentiment.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

Yeah in 2023 hopefully, this would be really dumb now

 

[CAUFIELD]

Someone is going to give him alot of money and its probably going to be Montreal

Hopefully we won’t

 

[KaseMeOutside]

When you look at the patterns in Montreal it's clear the issues go far above the GM there

 

[Stephen]

The idea of Montreal trying to rebuild/retool with a 31 year old Nazem Kadri at it center sounds like more of the same from the previous regime.

 

[Beezeral]

With MSL as head coach he has chance attracting one top free agent

Because he was a good player a decade ago? Or is there some actual reason MSL has pull on upcoming UFAs

 

[McSuper]

No to Goodreau
Ew to Giroux
Kadri is Laundry

Active as in Bye Bye Price

You will be retaining a lot of money to move Price . Maybe try the offer sheet route . Inject some younger players into the line up with out the development curve. Montreal might not want to take the route tho as it did not work out well last time .